How Much Coffee Do You Need to Serve at a Wedding Reception?

Q: I want to have a dessert and coffee bar at my wedding reception. We are not able to use the church's coffee percolators, so I have considered renting some.

My question: Do you have any idea how to estimate how much coffee to make for a guest list of about 175 since all of them will not necessarily drink coffee? Do you have any ideas how to prepare the coffee for that many people? Thanks!

Sent by Noel

Editor: Renting coffee percolators is a great idea, or you can always try renting insulated coffee servers from local coffee shops. Some chain coffee shops also sell insulated to-go boxes of coffee that double as servers.

Readers, how much coffee do you think this wedding reception will need?